Canadian Overseas Petroleum (CVE:XOP) and Border Petroleum (CVE:BOR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Canadian Overseas Petroleum and Border Petroleum, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Canadian Overseas Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Border Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Canadian Overseas Petroleum and Border Petroleum's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Canadian Overseas Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Border Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Canadian Overseas Petroleum and Border Petroleum's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Canadian Overseas Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -0.33 |
Border Petroleum | C$1.31 million | 0.49 | C$-1,146,456.00 | C($0.02) | -0.56 |
Canadian Overseas Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Border Petroleum. Border Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Overseas Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Canadian Overseas Petroleum beats Border Petroleum on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.